Currycomb



NO- 749,064. P'TBNTBD'JAN. 5,1904; f Y

T. A. Hows.

GURR'YGOMB:

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 14, 1903.

No M oDnL.

M. o /fl/bl 1 @aan THOMAS A. HOWES,

Patented January 5, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

OF EOLA, ILLINOIS.

CURRYCOMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,064, dated January 5, 1904. Application led July 14:I 1903. Serial No. 165.475. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. HOWES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eola, inthe county of Dupage and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Ou'rrycomb; of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in currycombs.

The object of the present invention is to' improve the construction of currycombs and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one adapted to be used with or without a handle and provided With means for cleaning and straightening its teeth.

A further object of the invention is to provide a currycomb having means for removing sweat and other matter liable to clog or gum a currycomb from an animal previous to currying the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character adapted to be employed for cleaning the hoofs of an animal and capable of being effectively used on harness in cleaning the same.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being linderstood-that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective `View of a currycomb constructed in accordance'with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 ist" a detail perspective View of the trowel.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlugs.

l designates a` cnrrycomb provided at intei-vals with comb-bars or flanges 2, provided at their edges with teeth of the usual construction, and these comb-bars may be of any desired number and arrangement. They are preferably formed of plates or pieces 3, riveted to the back of a currycomb and bent at right angles to form apair of projecting combopen at its outer end and tapering toward its 1 inner end and adapted to receive the blade 5 of atrowel 6,Which is designed to be employed for cleaning and straightening the teeth of a currycom b,for removing sweat and other matter from an'animal to prevent the comb from becoming clogged or gummed, for cleaning the hoofs of an animal, and also for cleaning harness. The trowel can also be employed advantageously when it is necessary to treat the hoofs of an animal. The sheath or socket is formed by a plate secured by rivets 7 or other suitable fastening devices to the back of the currycomb and having one of its ends bent downward to form a comb-bar or ange 8. The plate or piece 9 is upset to form the socket or sheath, and the latter is provided at its inner end with a cut-away portion or opening l0, adapted to expose the point of the trowel, to enable the latter to be readily driven out of the socket should it become necessary to employ force in removing it. The plate 9 is provided at the open end of the socket or sheath 4 with an outwardlyextending portion or flange 1l, arranged to form a thumb piece or grip and curved, as shown. The curved thumb-piece or grip is adapted to facilitate handling the comb, and it is located adjacent to the handle l2 of the trowel and is adapted to cooperate with the same when the currycornb is held by the said handle, and it is capable also of facilitating the grasping of the currycomb when the same is used without the handle 12.

The trowel is preferably constructed of a ysingle piece of sheet-steel or other suitable material, which is cut to form the blade 5 and which is rolled to form the handle l2.

The handle is connected with the blade by ashank 13, and it may be stiffened by a core or filling 15, of wood, metal, or any other suitable material. When the core or filling l5 is employed, it is secured within the handle by means of rivets 16 or other suitable fastening devices, which pierce the core or filling and the sides of the handle. The shank is connected with the adjacent end of the handle at the top thereof, and it extends downward below the bottom of the same, forming a covering for the inner end of the handle, as shown. The blade of the trowel, which is tapered, has curved edges and is provided at one edge wit-h -teeth 17. The toothed edge of the blade is especially adapted for removing sweat and other matter from an animal to prevent the comb from becoming clogged or gummed, and the other edge may be advantageously employed in scraping harness to clean the same. The blade is provided at its inner and large portion with a recess 1S, located at one side of the shank and forming a side projecting portion or hook 19, which may be advantageously employed for cleaning the hoofs of au animal. The recess 18, which forms the hook, is located at the side of the blade having the smooth side edge. The point 2U of the trowel may be conveniently employed forcleaning the currycomb, and it is adapted for straightening the teeth of the same.

The currycomb is provided with a knockerbar 2l, arranged on the inner or lower face of the currycomb between two of the combbars or iianges thereof and secured to the back of the brush by rivets 22 or other suitable fastening devices. The knocker-bar projects laterally from each side of the currycomb, and it is adapted to be used in the ordinary manner for enabling the currycomb to be cleaned by shaking the dust and other accumulation therefrom.

Should the blade of the trowel be found to be too loose in the sheath or socket of the back of the curryvcomb, the said sheath or socket may be readily compressed by striking it on the exterior with a suitable tool or other object, and in this manner the trowel may be made to fit as tightly as desired.

It will be seen that the currycomb is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength and durability, vand that it may be advantageously used either with or withouta handle. 1t will also be clear that the currycomb is readily cleaned and is not liable to catch in the hair of. the animal at the mane and tail, and that sweat and other matter liable to gum acomb may be readily removed by the trowel before using the comb. Furthermore, it will be seen that the trowel is adapted to be readily constructed of a single piece of material and is capable of being advantageously employed in cleaning the currycomb and straightening the teeth thereof and in cleaning the hoofs of an animal and in removing sweat and other matter from both an animal and the harness thereof. Also the socket may be partially compressed to tighten the trowel, and the point of the latter is exposed at the inner end of the socket or sheath to enable the trowel to be readily forced out of the latter should it become necessary to employ such means for removing it.

If desired, the socket or sheath 4 may be extended the entire length of the currycomb and terminate at the end thereof in order that the point 2O of the trowel may project beyond the currycomb to facilitate striking the same when it is necessary to employ force to remove the trowel from the said socket or sheath.

What I claim iS- l. A currycomb provided with a socket or sheath, and a trowel having its blade arranged in the socket or sheath, the handle of the trowel being arranged to form the handle of the currycomb, substantially as described.

2. A currycomb having a socket or sheath, and a handle extending from the cnrrycomb and provided with a blade arranged in the socket or sheath, substantially as described.

3. A currycomb provided with a handle having a blade detachably connected with the currycomb, whereby the handle is adapted to be removed from the currycomb, substantially as described.

4. A currycomb provided with a socket or sheath extending inward from one end of the currycomb, and a handle extending outward from such end of the currycomb and provided with a blade arranged in the socket or sheath, substantially as described.

5. A currycomb provided with a socket or sheath and having a projecting thumb-piece or grip located adjacent to the outer end of the socket or sheath, and a removable handle extending outward from the currycomb at the outer end of the socket or sheath and provided with a blade arranged within the same, substantially as described.

6. Acurrycomb having a removable handle provided with a cleaning-tool concealed within the currycomb when the handle is attached to the same, substantially as described.

7. A currycomb provided at its back with a socket or sheath having an aperture at its inner end, and a handle extending from the currycomb and provided with a. blade fitted in the socket or sheath and exposed at the aperture, substantially as described.

8. A currycomb provided with a socket or sheath extending inward from one end of the currycomb and provided at its inner end with an aperture, and a trowel having its blade fitted in the socket or sheath and exposed at the aperture thereof and adapted to be tightened by compressing the socket or sheath, substantially as described.

9. A currycomb having a socket or sheath, and a trowel comprising a handle extending from the currycomb and forming a handle for the same, and a blade itted in the socket or sheath and provided at one side with teeth, substantially as described.

l0. A currycomb having a socket or sheath, and a trowel comprising a handle extending from the currycomb and forming a handle for the same, and a blade fitted in the socket or sheath and provided at its inner end with a recess or cut-away portion forming a projecting side portion or hook for cleaning the hoof of an animal, substantially as described.

ll. A currycomb having a socket or sheath,

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and a troWel comprising a handle extending from the currycomb and forming a handle for the same, and a blade fitted in the socket or sheath and provided at one side with teeth and having its other side cut away at the inner end to form a projecting side portion or hook, substantially as described.

12. A curryconnb having a socket or sheath and provided at the inner end thereof With an aperture, a knocker-bar arranged on the inner or lower' face of the back of the comb, and a handle extending from the currycomb and provided with a blade fitted in the socket or sheath and exposed at the aperture, substantially as described.

13. A cnrrycomb having a socket or sheath, and a troWel constructed of a single piece of sheet metal and consisting of a blade arranged in the sooketor sheath, 'a handle extending from the socket or sheath, and a shank arranged at the inner end of the handle and extending from the top of the same to the blade, substantially as described.

14. A curryconnb comprising a back provided With comb-bars, a plate secured to the back of the currycomb and oset therefrom .to form a socket and provided at the inner end of the socket with an aperture, a knockerbar located at the inner or lower face of the back of the comb, and a troWel having a blade fitted in the socket or sheath, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS A. HOWES. 

